Where does “esitutkintalaki” come from?

esitutkintalaki (Finnish) comes from Finnish esitutkinta, from Finnish esi-, from Proto-Finnic eci, from Albanian *etës, from Proto-Albanian *aitatja, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- — to go.

esitutkintalaki (Finnish): criminal investigations act statute

Definitions

  1. criminal investigations act statute

Ancestry of “esitutkintalaki”, step by step

esitutkintalaki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish esitutkinta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishesitutkintapretrial, pretrial investigation
2Finnishesi-pre-, fore-
3Proto-Finnicecibefore; in front
4Albanian*etës
5Proto-Albanian*aitatja
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éytito go, to be going
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ey-to go

via Finnish laki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishlakiA summit, topmost point of eg. a hill or...
2Old Swedishlagh
3Old Norselága felled tree; log; lying tree
4Old Norseleggjato lay, place, put; to make, build
5Proto-Germaniclagjanąto lay, to place in a resting position
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁éytiEvery word from Finnish esi-